The moon's shadow passed over some of Asia's most densely populated regions Wednesday morning, starting in India just after dawn and ending over the Pacific Ocean. At its longest point, over a handful of Pacific islands, the moon completely covered the sun for a full 6 minutes and 39 seconds (solar eclipse video from July 22).

Astronomer Jay Pasachoff of Williams College in Massachusetts was in China to study the eclipse, snapping pictures such as the one above taken around 9:30 a.m. local time.